bivouac
noun
, ˈbiv-ˌwak\
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bivouac
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Synonyms for bivouac
Synonyms: Noun
camp, campground, campsite, encampment, hutment
Synonyms: Verb
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Examples of bivouac in a Sentence
Noun
soldiers setting up a bivouac by the streamVerb
the army bivouacked for the night by the lake survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This is where our team met up to start missions or head to the bivouac to make supplies. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "Preview: ‘Ghost Recon Breakpoint’ refines co-op experience with the right group," 3 Sep. 2019 Right, competitors check their bikes at the bivouac after the end of the Stage 3. — Marc Martin, latimes.com, "Titan Desert 2018 | A 385-mile ride through the Moroccan desert," 3 May 2018 Right, competitors check their bikes at the bivouac after the end of the Stage 3. — Marc Martin, latimes.com, "Titan Desert 2018 | A 385-mile ride through the Moroccan desert," 3 May 2018 Parts of the facility, more accustomed to housing oil and gas trade shows than an exhausted bivouac, smelled of urine and pet feces. — Russell Gold, WSJ, "Harvey Makes Landfall in Louisiana as Waters Keep Rising in Texas," 30 Aug. 2017 This marker commemorates the last Confederate bivouac north of the Mason-Dixon Line, in . — Bonnie Berkowitz, Washington Post, "Can you guess where these Confederate monuments were built?," 18 Aug. 2017 To gain admission at that time, a young climber had to demonstrate technical prowess, sleep outside on a mountain ledge (known as a bivouac), pass written tests and show a command of mountaineering history, art and literature. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "Scaling the World’s Most Lethal Mountain, in the Dead of Winter," 9 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
At the end of Pine Creek Canyon Road, nearly 800 girls are bivouacked at Camp Lo-Mia, a retreat for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. — AZCentral.com, "At the base of a canyon, every fire season can be a gamble," 23 July 2019 During the Civil War, troops bivouacked in farm fields. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Farm team: Imagine grapes on the Mall and corn across the District," 1 May 2018 At night, the POWs bivouacked in fields — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Marion Bence, World War II B-17 gunner and POW," 5 Sep. 2017 Kansas volunteers bivouacked in the East Room to protect Abraham Lincoln, and the president tested rifles on the grounds around the house. — Daniel S. Levy / Time Books, Time, "Is the White House a 'Dump'? It Used to Be," 2 Aug. 2017 The 82nd Airborne was bivouacked in the Ardennes Forest, vastly outmanned and outgunned against a surprise German counteroffensive in the snow and ice. — Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, "Paul Molitor drafts a favorite in-law to raise Opening Day flags," 3 Apr. 2017 World War I troops gave tips on bayonet thrusts, and a company of infantry in War of 1812 gear bivouacked not far from a blacksmith and an impressive array of medieval swords. — Andrew Roth, Washington Post, "Tens of thousands rally across Russia in protests against corruption," 12 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bivouac.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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